On Saturday, December 4, 2010 my family brought home a lively three month old black and while male papillon puppy. He quickly became a member of the house and settled in with our two children and two other dogs. On Monday, January 4, 2011 his life changed forever. Frightened by a larger, strange dog, he lept out of my 14 year old son’s arms while being carried in from a potty break. Our worst fears became a reality. We were very aware of the bone structure and had been very diligent about keeping the puppy safe. We all feel as if we have failed this poor little pup. The location of the fractures and the age of the dog lead the specialists to recommend amputation. Little Fury has only been home for 24 hours and we are all adjusting to this traumatic event.
I am hoping to chronicle little Fury’s journey, as well as ours, as we learn to meet each other’s needs. So far everyone is still a little jumpy and Fury becomes very anxious when being handled or moved and we are still trying to figure out the least painful and stressful way to transport him to potty breaks and to help him in and out of his crate. He is still quite wobbly. Fortunately he is eating well and seems to be enjoying sleeping quitely in his bed as long as we are near him. Our other dogs, particulary Indigo, a two year old border terrier (female) is protective and motherly to him. She has even taken him his favorite toy and lounged with him, chewing it together (of course she has also stolen toys from him as well lol).
I am hoping that Fury learns to trust us as we stumble through these first days together.
We’re sorry to hear about Fury, but glad you found us! Thanks for sharing his story. As a young strong pup, Fury should grow up never knowing he’s missing his spare.
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Thanks…went and made the changes. I will try to get a picture up once I have had the chance to upload some to my computer and read the guidelines for posting here.
How did you end up transporting him? Before reading this, I thought it might be easier to care for a small tripawd (mine is a big collie/husky mix) but now I don’t really know…. Take care!
Kevin,
Thank you for sharing your story, it is helping me deal with our situation of my toy poodle that was stepped on by my youngest daughter.
I will keep you posted on our outcome.